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Japanese Twitter users react to this bittersweet Pokémon GO discovery. Ever since Pokémon GO was released last week, players have been finding Pokémon (especially one certain annoying fish Pokémon) in places they never expected.

Slip into some Shinji panties or a Kaworu bra with these new intimate anime apparel options. While Evangelion's popularity is largely built on a foundation of spectacular giant robots and unflinching psychological analysis, the anime also has a ca...

If you never had a Nintendo Entertainment System back in the day, or even if you just don't feel like dusting yours off, Nintendo is aiming to mine some of that nostalgia later this year. Due out November 11, the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES...

In celebration of the English release of Sonicomi, Super Sonico is being featured on a high quality dakimakura (hug pillow). The front of the dakimakura will have the headphone wearing, busty Nitroplus mascot as seen in Sonicomi, but the reverse s...

Stylish satchel looks like a book of spells and is specifically sized to hold manga. A while back, we took a look at the Wizard Parka from Japanese themed fashion label Itemya, which lets wearers turn the hooded zip-up sweatshirt into a dramatical...

The God Eater anime adaptation-based on the games published by Bandai Namco Entertainment-is coming to Blu-ray in North America courtesy of Aniplex of America later this year. The first of two volumes, featuring episodes 1-7, will arrive on Novemb...

Re:Zero is one of this year's hottest and most popular anime, and it is currently being shown in many different countries around the world. Lately, the anime has gotten a little bit bloodier and more violent than usual, and it seems that the censo...

Set in the Naruto universe, Naruto Online is an MMORPG turn-based browser game that follows the story of the Naruto anime, yet continues the tale further. Five brand-new characters take the stage as well, with each representing one of the elements...

The UK Anime Network has been serving anime fans in the UK since 1996, and we're chock full of reviews, news, articles and competitions :) Enter our latest competition Universal Pictures are entering the UK anime market, and they've given us a cop...

Heads up fujoshi, fudanshi, BL and yaoi fans, because a new BL anime has been announced, as they will be adapting Memeco Arii's BL manga, Hitorijime My Hero, into an anime. However, they did not specify whether Hitorijime My Hero will be a TV anim...

With almost 2 weeks left before we see the official reveal of the newest Kamen Rider hero, a leaked image of a Rider Hero Series figure has surfaced giving all of us fans the first look on Kamen Rider EX-Aid!

Anime production house Studio 4ºC-known for anime ranging from Mind Game to Tekkonkinkreet and beyond-has been helping Koei Tecmo out with promotion for the upcoming Toukiden 2. Naturally, this involved creating a short animation, which the studio...

Square Enix announced that their smartphone RPG Mobius Final Fantasy is headed westward on August 3, 2016 for Android and iOS. Here's a look at its announcement trailer. Created by an all-star development team including acclaimed FINAL FANTASY VII...

Over the last three month, Japan has been getting releases of collected editions of Spider-Man's "Spider-Verse" comics storyline, in which the familiar Peter Parker teams up with other versions of the character.

By Jenni . July 14, 2016 . 7:35am Pokkén Tournament's new contender has been revealed. On July 20, 2016, the arcade edition of the game will see Darkrai join the roster. Bandai Namco released a trailer showing how he'll look in the game.

Seven years ago, Nottingham model Dean Newcombe moved to Tokyo for three months and ended up staying for a year. Within six months of waving farewell, he was back for good. "Tokyo has a habit of grabbing hold of people," he explains.

Rena Nounen left her fans in shock after announcing that she will reprising her stage activities, but under a new alias Non. Nounen, or rather Non, rose to instant fame after her spectacular appearance in NHK asadora "Amachan" in 2013.

Who's got Pokemon fever? If you answered "the entirety of America," you would be correct. But if you answered "Warcraft producers Legendary Pictures," you would also be correct. That's the word, at least, according to Deadline, who claim the studi...

According to internal sources connected to the recent live-action film adaptation of TERRAFORMARS, a violent science fiction film based on the seinen manga written by Yū Sasuga and illustrated by Kenichi Tachibana, the film's poor performance at t...

If you've bought a do-it-yourself plastic model kit from the Gundam anime franchise in the United States, you've probably got Xavier Lim to thank for it. Lim is Brand Manager at Bluefin, the official distribution company for Gunpla (that is, Gunda...

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past has gotten a new promotional trailer from Nintendo, which has shamelessly praised the legendary franchise to the gills, presumably to avoid it falling victim to the global epidemic of Pokefever.

Toei Animation has opened the official site for the Mahoutsukai Precure! feature film that has revealed several items about it. The feature film will debut in theaters on October 29th, 2016 and has rolled out the first promotional video for it as ...

The delightfully deadly Black Rock Shooter (who hails from the similarly named series) has become the next 2D beauty to acquire herself a cosplay from a devoted fan, sure to drastically raise awareness of the lately moribund series with her except...

By Jenni . July 13, 2016 . 11:00am NIS America has released an introductory trailer for Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors. In this JRPG, players are tasked with guiding a group of seven Delinquents through the Reformation Program, in hopes of ridding...

Check out the short version PV released for Masquerade, lead track off Hey! Say! JUMP's upcoming album "Dear. " which will be released on July 27. In the PV, the members show their mature side as they dress in a formal suit and enters a masquerade...

If you've been reading my writing for a while, you might be aware of one of my biggest fiction pet peeves: convenient storytelling. In popular parlance, that's when something happens just because, in a way that's useful to the plot.

Futaba Ooki has recently moved to the seaside and is nervous about making her entrance at the local high school. Her worries are soon laid to rest, however, when an even stranger person turns out to be joining her class, and kooky, deep-sea diving...

Popular burger spots in Tokyo, J. S. Burgers Cafe announced their collaboration with "Ghostbusters" to promote its upcoming movie premiering on August 19th in Japan. J. S. Burgers Cafe is offering exclusive GB menu on July 1st to September 30th.

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